Vocabulary #4 Flashcards

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Hyperbole

A

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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2
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Adept

A

Very skilled at something

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3
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Displacement

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The loving of something from its place or definition

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4
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Integrate

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Combine one thing with another so that they become a whole

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5
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Refrain

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Hold back

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6
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Scrutiny

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Close examination

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7
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Belligerence

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At war

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8
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Evoke

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To call forth

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9
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Materialist

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The thought that everything in the world, including thought can be explained only in matter

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10
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Solidarity

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Complete unity, as of opinion/ feeling

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11
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Tentative

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Made, done as a text of experience

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12
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Hammock

A

Bed of canvas

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13
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Trepidation

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Trembling movement

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14
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Archetype

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A very typical example of a certain person or thing

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15
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Acquisition

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An asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library of museum

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16
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Belated

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Happening later then it should

17
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Evocative

A

Bringing strong images to mind

18
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Perspective

A

A tool which serves a lens through which readers observe other characters, events and happenings

19
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Zealous

A

Filled with Or inspired by intense, enthusiasm or zeal

20
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Context

A

The parts of a written or spoken statement

21
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Continuity

A

Something occurring in an uninterrupted state or on a steady and ongoing basis

22
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Humility

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The quality or condition of being humble, modest opinion or estimate of ones own importance

23
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Refine

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To make more fine

24
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Trend

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Be popular

The general course or revaluing tendency

25
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Adage

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A traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation

26
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Disparity

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Lack of similarity or equality

27
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Marginal

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Situated on the border or edge

28
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Simplicity

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Freedom from the complexity, intricacy, or division into parts